Stories In Stitches: Lessons From Political Convention Fashion

No, we weren’t just looking at the women. The fashion at the Republican and Democratic conventions gave us clues about everyone — men, women, politicians and celebrities. Don’t even get us started on the delegates (really, that’s a photo essay of its own).

The most simple and obvious theme was the pervasiveness of red, white and blue. The colors conveyed the mood of the speakers and reminded us that it is indeed summertime and the weather is hotter than Hades out here.